{"product_id":"illuminating-the-intent-thupten-jinpa-9780861714582","title":"Illuminating the Intent: An Exposition of Candrakirti's Entering the Middle Way","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Dalai Lama's translator and author of the definitive biography of Tsongkhapa here presents the first translation of one of that master's seminal and best-known works.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis work is perhaps the most influential explanation of Candrakirti's seventh-century classic\u003ci\u003e Entering the Middle Way \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eMadhyamakavatara\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written as a supplement to \u003cb\u003eNagarjuna's \u003ci\u003eFundamental Verses on the Middle Way, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eCandrakirti's text integrates the central insight of Nagarjuna's thought--the rejection of any metaphysical notion of intrinsic existence--with the well-known Mahayana framework of the ten levels of the bodhisattva, and it became the most studied presentation of Madhyamaka thought in Tibet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Completed the year before the author's death, Tsongkhapa's exposition of Candrakirti's text is recognized by the Tibetan tradition as\u003cb\u003e the final standpoint of Tsongkhapa on many philosophical questions, \u003c\/b\u003eparticularly the clear distinctions it draws between the standpoints of the Madhyamaka and Cittamatra schools. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written in exemplary Tibetan, Tsongkhapa's work presents a wonderful marriage of rigorous Madhyamaka philosophical analysis with a detailed and subtle account of the progressively advancing mental states and spiritual maturity realized by sincere Madhyamaka practitioners. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The work remains the principal textbook for the study of Indian Madhyamaka philosophy in many Tibetan monastic colleges, and it is a principal source for many Tibetan teachers seeking to convey the intricacies of Madhyamaka philosophy to non-Tibetan audiences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Though it is often cited and well known, this is the first full translation of this key work in a Western language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thupten Jinpa, Je Tsongkhapa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 086171458X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780861714582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wisdom Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 2.00d","brand":"Thupten Jinpa","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44047603138815,"sku":"9780861714582","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d6164262-3560-46ae-96a2-dbdc54783ca9.jpg?v=1684991162","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/illuminating-the-intent-thupten-jinpa-9780861714582","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}